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Dharmendra Prajapati v. the State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home

Allahabad HC9 Aug 2024/8654/2024

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The Allahabad High Court dismissed objections to granting bail to the applicant, who was detained since April 2021 in a cheating case involving investment disputes in a private firm. Considering his prior bail history in similar matters and co-accused being released, the Court allowed the application.

What did the court decide?

Release of Dharmendra Prajapati on bail with a personal bond and two sureties in like amounts subject to standard conditions.

Dharmendra Prajapati Vs the State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home — Corruption | Allahabad HC (2024)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:55286

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Court No. - 31

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8654 of 2024

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Applicant :- Dharmendra Prajapati Opposite Party :- The State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Counsel for Applicant :- Sunil Kumar Singh,Sudhir Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

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Heard Sri Sudhir Kumar, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Puneet Kumar Yadav, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the records.

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The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicants on bail in Case Crime No. 66 of 2022, under Section 409, 420 I.P.C., Police Station Gomti Nagar, District Lucknow.

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The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an FIR lodged on 18.01.2022 against six persons, including the applicant, stating that the applicant had made some investments in Massair Infra Tech Pvt. Ltd. but the amount was not refunded to him.

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The applicant's criminal history of 52 cases has been disclosed in para 15 of the affidavit filed in support of the application and the applicant has been granted bail in 33 cases of similar nature.

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The co-accused persons-Ratan Chandra Dwivedi, Jai Prakash Prajapati and Jainuddin Ansari, have already been granted bail in the present case.

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Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the grievance of the applicant is regarding non refund of money invested in a company,

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that the applicant has already been granted bail in 33 other cases of similar nature and the Chairman and the Managing Director of the company has already been granted bail in the present case and the applicant is languishing in jail since 12.04.2021, I am of the view that the aforesaid facts are sufficient for making out a case for enlargement of the applicant on bail in the aforesaid crime.

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Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed.

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Let the applicant- Dharmendra Prajapati be released on bail in Case Crime No. 66 of 2022, under Section 409, 420 I.P.C., Police Station Gomti Nagar, District Lucknow on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of magistrate/court concerned, subject to following conditions:-

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(i) the applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence;

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(ii) the applicant shall not pressurize the prosecution witnesses;

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(iii) the applicant shall appear on each and every date fixed by the trial court.

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[Subhash Vidyarthi,J.]

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Order Date :- 9.8.2024 Ruhi H.

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Digitally signed by :- RUHI HASAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

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